Phonograph friction toy



F. MAIER. PHON OGRAPH FRICTION TOY. APPLICATION FILED APR. H. 1918.

Patented ()0t.12,1920.

FERDINAND MAIER, on EW YORK, N. Y. I

PHONOGRAPH FRICTION 'I'OY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 12, 1920.

Application filed April 11, 1918. Serial No. 228,046.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND Marian, a citizen of the United States,and resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPhonograph Friction Toys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates in general to an attachment for phonographs of thefiat disk type and specifically relates to an organization of aphonograph and an attachment to constitute a toy designed to be actuatedsimultaneously with the playing of an appropriate record on thephonograph.

One of the primary objects of the inven tion is to utilize the movementof a phono graph turn-table for the purpose of actuating a toy. Thephysical embodiment of the invention as herein illustrated contemplatesthe actuation of the toy through a frictional driving connection withthe turntable, but this disclosure is only suggestive of two ways forutilizing the'power system of the phonograph, and a different physicalembodiment of the invention is disclosed in my co-pending application,entitled Phonograph centrifugal toy, filed under even date.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will be in partobvious from an inspection of the accompanying drawings and in part willbe more fully set forth in the following particular description of oneform of mechanism embodying my invention, and the invention alsoconsists in certain new and novel features of construc tion andcombination of. parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the top of a phonograph showingthe turntable in a vertical sectional view taken axially through thesame and showing one embodiment of my invention; and

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a second form of theinvention.

In both figures, there is shown a phonograph 10, including the motordriven shaft 11, upon which is positioned a flat disk form of turn-table12. The turn-table is provided with a felt top 18, for carrying theplaying disk record it in operative relation with the reproducer 15, allas is usual in well known forms of such devices.

sion element shown in Fig.

invention illustrated in Fig. l, the toy ismerely showndiagrammatically, it being understood that the driven belt 16 may leadto any of the toys or machines now known and which are usually driven byan electric or some other motor. The transmis- 1, and which maysymbolically represent the toy includes a stand 17 fastened to the frame18 of the phonograph to which stand is pivoted a horizontally extendingjournal sleeve 19 free to move about the horizontal axis pro vided bythe pivot pin 20. The sleeve 19 constitutes a bearing for a shaft 21, toone end of which shaft is affixed a friction Wheel 22, held in lightbearing frictional engagement with the playing disk record 14 adjacentits periphery by means of a coil spring 23. The spring has one end fixedto the sleeve and the other end fixed to the relatively stationary stand17. A pulley 24: is fixed to the outer end of the shaft 21 andconstitutes the driving member for the belt 16. I

In the form of the invention illustrated in F ig. 2, the toy is in theform of a horsedrawn wagon 25, provided with wheels 26, held by means ofthe weight thereon in frictional driving engagement either with theturn-table, with the outer edge of the disk as shown in Fig. l, or inengagement with a track 27 revolved by the turn-table.

The wagon may be. of any form and in the device illustrated may beconsidered as a fire apparatus, preferably of that type of such devices,in which the rotation of the wheels will cause some parts of the driverand the horses to move and thus to simulate the act of driving. The toyis held from rotation with the turn-table by means of a flexible arm 28.One end of the arm is attached to the wagon, and opposite end isattached to the heavy base 29' held to the frame 18 by its weight, or byfastening means as shown in Fig. 1.

The track 27 may obviously extend beyond the periphery of the turn-tableand in Fig. 2 is shown positionedto coincide with the turn-table leavingspace at its center for the positioning of a small playing disk. 14. Inorder to give a scenic effect to the track the inner edge thereof may beoutlined by an upstanding circular wal l 30,

7 upon which may be painted scenes designed to combine with therepresentation of the track portion 27 to represent a race track,

street or other desired scene.

In operation, and with the desired toy in operative engagement, with theturn-table or parts actuated thereby, a suitable playing diskis'positioned to be revolved by the turntable and the reproducerpositioned as is usual in setting a phonograph in its playing operation.The turn-table is rotated,

the playing disk sounds and the toy is actuated. In the modificationshown in Fig. 2

and supposing that the wagon represents a fire engine, the playing diskcould be arranged to sound' fire bells, cheers, and other noisesincident to an apparatus of the fire de artment responding to an alarm.

n this way not only may the power mechanism of the phonographbe utilizedfor the actuation of mechanical toys but by toy I having relativemovement when the turn-table is revolved during the playing of the disk.

2. An attachment for the turn-table of a phonograph comprising a trackprovided with a player-disk-opening and adapted to constitute oneelement of a friction drive,

and toy provided with arevoluble member constituting an element coactingwith the first named element to complete the friction drive andmechanism actuated by said'friction drive.

3. Anattachment for the turn-tableof a phonograph comprising a trackadapted to constitute one element of a friction drive, and a toyprovided with a revoluble member constituting an element coacting with.the first named element to complete the friction drive and mechanismactuated by said friction drive, said attachment provided with anupstanding wall.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a phonographturn-table provided with a space to accommodate a playing record, of anattachment for said turn-table for engaging the same exteriorly of saidrecord-accommodating space, and

revolving therewith, and a toy relatively fixed in place and providedwith a revolving wheel in frictional engagement with said revolvingattachment and driven thereby.

5. An attachment for the turn-table of a phonograph comprising a trackhaving a relatively large opening in the center-thereof to accommodate aplayer record, the under side ofsald track provided with a turn--table'engaging surfaceadapted to engage the turn-table frictionallyso asto be rotated thereby, a toy provided with means for holding the samesubstantially in fixed position, said toy including a wheel adapted tobe disposed iii-bearing engagement with the top of the track whereby thewheel is revolved by the rotating track.

' 6'. An attachment for the turntable of a phonograph comprising a trackhaving a relatively large opening 'in'th'e center thereof to accommodatea player record, the under side of said track provided with a turntableengaging: surface adapted to engage the turn-table frictionally so astobe rotated thereby and the upper side of said track provided with atoyeengagi-ng surface adapted to engage a rotating element ofa toy toactuate the same. 1 V

fSi ned at New YorkCity in the county 0 15th day of March, A. D. 1918.

FERDINAND MAIER.

ew York and State of New York this

